190 How to Evaluate a Supervisee (Without Winging It)

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of having a structured evaluation process for supervisees in therapy supervision.

Most supervisors are comfortable giving feedback. Far fewer have a system for evaluating supervisees. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ashley Stephens Durbin to unpack the difference between feedback and formal evaluation, and why that distinction matters more than most supervisors realize. We discuss what happens when concerns are discussed but never documented, why evaluation protects both supervisors and supervisees, and how to build an evaluation process that supports growth without t...

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Host: Dr. Kate Walker Ph.D., LPC/LMFT Supervisor

Guest: Dr. Ashley Stephens Durbin

Topics covered

• supervision
• evaluation
• feedback
• professional growth
• therapist training

Keywords

• supervisee evaluation
• feedback vs evaluation
• supervision process
• therapist feedback
• professional development

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